"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck,...
...but I insist, 387 angels can dance on the head of a pin!
Dang I want an Isabella...
Assuming this to be an error the only way you could market it would be. To have it stabbed and attributed. Send it off soonest and let us see it...
Too late for that considering what he believes!
Horseblanket
You REALLY need a "Red Book" (A Guide Book Of United States Coins). The shield nickels were made from 1866-1883. Yours could be 1868 or 1888, it...
Nice coin :)
Kurt always gets to the "meat" of the matter!
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Cleaning uncleaned is a whole 'nother world.
Gotta' read thru this thread someday...
Xylene isn't oil base, but it will dissolve oil real well. As long as it is pure, it should do no damage to your coins, the same for acetone,...
Here is mine, I thought the picture was larger...I'll look...
I started collecting before the 1955 doubled die cent was made...have no idea what prompted me to start, but then again, memory is the second...
I love these and look forward to seeing what people say about this one.
Is that like the grim Harry Potter had :) Sorry about that... really cleaning coins CAREFULLY is acceptable, it's just what is carefully that is...
I've seen it much more in ancients, but have been shown numerous examples in this thread for modern coins.
@Roety what you have done is known as "hijacking" my thread, but I have no problem with it since it is in the general area. My only advice is...
yes
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